The problem with paperwork

I recently found out that I am one of two confirmed people in western New York who has signed on, or is in the process of enrolling with, a cryonics provider.

I tried to enroll with one provider late last fall.

However, the insurance carrier which was to have funded my procedure turned me down, because of a couple of minor health issues.

So, I went to another group, restructured my group policy (portable)and changed beneficiaries.

My HR manager is slow in getting this material ready and mailed on company letterhead to my provider in order for my agreement to be in force.

I have an older sister who initially said go ahead and do it if it floats my boat.

Just a few weeks ago, however, she suggested, "why don't you wait 20 years? You're still healthy."

She doesn't get it.

My youngest brother, a firefighter, and his wife, a nurse, thinks they know more about cryonics rescue procedures and contracts than anyone in the field.

He thought there were too many loopholes to allow for burial or cremation if something went wrong (interference by third-party, funding, etc.).

They both think it would be impossible to save someone for cooldown and preservation (they still believe in the six-minute lag between cessation of heartbeat and brain damage).

Neither one would sign as a witness to any of my documents.

The same with my father (Mr. "Three Score and Ten Years", to use a biblical phrase), who was at the local mortuary when I talked to the mortician about cooldown and transport procedure.

He first signed as a witness and asked the same questions I asked the mortician in January.

He wouldn't get it and erased his name from the document.

My youngest sister is the only one who supports me on this issue.

She now serves as my power of attorney.

It seems most of my family (I haven't talked to all of them, as they have other things to do) wants me either in box or in ashes.

I signed papers expressing my wishes with an attorney, and now have to finalize funding.

Several "friends" have turned their backs on me, because of my interest in life extension through cryonics.

What crime is there in wanting more life?


P.S.: my father didn't go to church until after 9/11/01.

When we were kids, he often refused to give a quarter to my younger sister so she could donate to the local church.